If I had to pick the 50 most interesting games of the upcoming NFL season, here is what I think they’d be (and why):
|
WEEK |
AWAY |
HOME |
STORY |
|
1 |
WAS |
NYG |
Super Bowl Champs Upset in Week One |
|
1 |
JAC |
TEN |
Vince Young Can’t Carry Titans Alone |
|
1 |
MIN |
GB |
Favre-less Packers Lose to Peterson & Vikings |
|
2 |
IND |
MIN |
Colts’ O Versus Vikings’ D |
|
2 |
NE |
NYJ |
Patriots Lose First Season Game Since 2006 |
|
2 |
PHI |
DAL |
Early NFC East Front-Runner Emerges |
|
3 |
JAC |
IND |
Early AFC South Front-Runner Emerges |
|
3 |
PIT |
PHI |
Pittsburgh Wins PA Championship |
|
3 |
DAL |
GB |
Green Bay Loses Front-Runner Status to Cowboys |
|
5 |
PIT |
JAC |
Steelers Pass Early Test |
|
6 |
DAL |
ARI |
Surprising Cardinals Rally Past ‘Boys |
|
6 |
PHI |
SF |
Surprising 49′ers Keep Up With NFC Leaders |
|
6 |
NE |
SD |
AFC Championship Re-Match Proves to be Dud |
|
6 |
NYG |
CLE |
Last Year’s Cinderella Teams Duke It Out |
|
7 |
IND |
GB |
Colts Roll Past Struggling Packers |
|
8 |
SD |
NO |
2007 Super Bowl Favorites Lack Spark in 2008 |
|
8 |
NYG |
PIT |
Steelers Shove Super Bowl Champs Aside |
|
8 |
IND |
TEN |
Has Vince Young Lost the Magic? |
|
9 |
DAL |
NYG |
Cowboys Embarrass Defending Champs |
|
9 |
NE |
IND |
Brady-Manning XI: Manning Emerges Victorious |
|
10 |
GB |
MIN |
Vikings Sweep Packers In Season Series |
|
10 |
IND |
PIT |
AFC Juggernauts Square Off In Steel City |
|
10 |
NYG |
PHI |
Giants On Verge of Elimination Against Eagles |
|
10 |
SF |
ARI |
Which Team Gets Cinderella’s Slipper? |
|
11 |
NYJ |
NE |
Mangini Masters Mentor |
|
11 |
TEN |
JAC |
Struggle For Second Place in AFC South |
|
11 |
ARI |
SEA |
Cardinals Replace Seahawks as NFC West Leader |
|
11 |
SD |
PIT |
Can Anyone Stop the Steelers? |
|
11 |
DAL |
WAS |
Dallas Can’t Finish Off Pesky Redskins |
|
12 |
SF |
DAL |
Old Rivalry Renewed: 49′ers Top Cowboys |
|
12 |
MIN |
JAC |
Vikings Lead NFC To Inter-Conference Lead |
|
12 |
NYG |
ARI |
Giants Lag, Can’t Catch Up to Red-Hot Cardinals |
|
12 |
IND |
SD |
Indianapolis Secures Playoff Spot |
|
13 |
ARI |
PHI |
Poings Galore: Cards Win Shootout in Philadelphia |
|
13 |
IND |
CLE |
Colts Stop Quinn in First NFL Start |
|
13 |
PIT |
NE |
Steelers Up-End Patriots, Secure Home Field |
|
13 |
CHI |
MIN |
Vikings Secure NFC North Title |
|
14 |
DAL |
PIT |
Possible Super Bowl Showdown? |
|
15 |
PIT |
BAL |
Ravens Fold Under Pressure, Lose to Steelers |
|
15 |
TEN |
HOU |
Late Heroics Win Game For Titans |
|
15 |
MIN |
ARI |
Vikings Win Epic Showdown in Arizona |
|
15 |
NYG |
DAL |
Giants Finally Click, Beat Cowboys in Dallas |
|
16 |
IND |
JAC |
Colts Put Jacksonville Away For Good |
|
16 |
ARI |
NE |
Brady Hurt, But Patriots Win |
|
16 |
PIT |
TEN |
Tennessee Wins Close Game as Steelers Rest |
|
17 |
NYG |
MIN |
Giants Out of Playoffs as Vikings Win |
|
17 |
DAL |
PHI |
Philadelphia Secures Playoff Spot |
|
17 |
CLE |
PIT |
Pittsburgh Guts out Win Against Rivals |
|
17 |
WAS |
SF |
San Francisco To Playoffs With Miracle Win |
What do you think?





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leaphiftilt
Very nice!!
Aug 3rd, 2008
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